Songs Annotated' is an annotated collection of some of The Mountain Goats singer-songwriter John Darnielle's most legendary lyrics, but it's so much more than that too. Darnielle spoke to PEOPLE about ...

Like a Canadian looking for any opportunity to point out an actor or musician is Canadian, any Portland-based Mountain Goats obsessive will leap at the chance to tell you just how much the Rose City ...

Sincere, specific and smart as hell, John Darnielle is the prolific singer-songwriter who's been releasing music as the Mountain Goats since 1991 — first solo, then with other musicians like long-time ...

As we close in on the end of 2025, year end list season is in full swing, and one person who’s picks we always look forward ...

Revered singer-songwriter John Darnielle has been leading the Mountain Goats since the mid-1990s, putting out brilliant albums like 2002’s ‘Tallahassee’ and 2019’s ‘In League With Dragons.’ He’s also ...

The Mountain Goats‘ John Darnielle has been sharing songs from coronavirus quarantine, including “Until Olympius Returns,” “Exegetic Chains,” and “For the Snakes,” with the promise of “more news very ...

The Mountain Goats are releasing a new album, Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan, on November 7 on the band’s own Cadmean Dawn Records. Now they have shared two new songs from it, “Cold At ...

The Mountain Goats have shared the latest song off their forthcoming album Jenny From Thebes. “Fresh Tattoo” features Bully’s Alicia Bognanno, plus Matt Douglas and Evan Ringel on horns, with ...

With 23 albums to choose from, getting into The Mountain Goats can seem like an insurmountable task for the casual listener. But the truth is, not even the most hardcore ...

In “This Year,” Darnielle adds notes and explanations to three decades’ worth of his strange, startling, funny and often beautiful words ...

Welcome to the 26th Songs of the Week of 2023. Last week’s Songs of the Week was our first one after a month-long hiatus and there were a lot of strong choices (plus we put together a playlist of all ...

Last month, the Mountain Goats announced a new album, Jenny From Thebes, billed as a sequel to 2002’s All Hail West Texas. Lead single “Clean Slate” landed on our best songs of the week list, and ...